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Samurai · 05-20-2007, 05:06 PM

wookie, your Japanese seems excellent! Try this one - 夕方　今朝　毎朝

One of my working buddies in the U.S. has these Kanji characters (my calligraphy) tattooed on his left arm. He showed that to his boss when the boss said something he didn't like.

kay · 05-20-2007, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wookie

I can understand about 75 to 80% of Kay's post. My Japanese is getting a little rusty these days. And no, I didn't use the online translator....

Wow, that's a HUGE but pleasant surprise!

GregR1 · 05-21-2007, 01:07 AM

i'll just sit here... dum de dum... seemingly invisible... la la la la la...

Samurai · 05-21-2007, 03:44 AM

Hey you guys, have you ever tried to translate from English to another language by a translation tool, then copy and paste the translated text back to English again. Just could not stop laughing.

GregR1 · 05-21-2007, 12:58 PM

i've never tried that. i've had enough

moments with just the one translation that if i saw it go back again, i'd lose all hope for mankind.

so... got examples?

Samurai · 05-21-2007, 03:56 PM

Wow! traffic was very heavy - thought it would take forever till my post goes out.
Yup, a Google tool did it:

it rains cats and dogs ---> 猫および犬を雨が降る ---> The cat and the dog the rain falls

Try your own text, that will make you laugh

kay · 05-21-2007, 09:59 PM

Samurai, I tried that too with "the spirit is strong but the flesh is weak".
Guess what I got?!

"The vodka is strong but the meat is rotten".

Crazy translation!
Which is why you need a human translator still.
(Yup, used to be a simultaneous interpreter)

DR-Z125L · 05-21-2007, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

?????????????????Sushi????????????Okinawa????????? ?????

yes, karate tokyo yen teryaki?

p.s. im just messin i dont mean to offend anybody

GregR1 · 05-21-2007, 10:09 PM

mmm, sushi and sashimi.

ya know, i was in japan for TWO FREAKIN' MONTHS, but the only words i learned were "yes", "no", "thank you", "good morning", "good evening"... um... "cheers". let's see. "how are you?" ya, i think that's pretty well it. talk about crap! that's what i get for hanging out with my friend who teaches english all day long in his school (6 days a week), speaks english to his japanese wife, speaks english to his kids, etc. the only japanese spoken in that household was the kids to the grandparents, and that was only maybe an hour in the evening during dinner.

oy, i gotta get around to learning it on my own.

kay · 05-22-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GregR1

ya know, i was in japan for TWO FREAKIN' MONTHS, but the only words i learned were "yes", "no", "thank you", "good morning", "good evening"... um... "cheers". let's see. "how are you?" ya, i think that's pretty well it.

oy, i gotta get around to learning it on my own.

Well that doesn't sound very promising, does it?

GregR1 · 05-22-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by kay

Well that doesn't sound very promising, does it?

i'm sure i can find someone to motivate me to learn it

DR-Z125L · 05-22-2007, 06:05 PM

maybe ur friends wife.....she can..reward you for progress

jk

GregR1 · 05-22-2007, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DR-Z125L

maybe ur friends wife.....she can..reward you for progress

jk

i dunno, man. he's fluent and only gets an annual raise. AHEM.

DR-Z125L · 05-22-2007, 07:12 PM

ya but is he a girl? i dont think so

GregR1 · 05-22-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DR-Z125L

ya but is he a girl? i dont think so

* shudder *

hey, look at that pretty koala bear....

kay · 05-23-2007, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GregR1

hey, look at that pretty koala bear....

Yes Greg....
He is very pretty.

05-21-2007, 09:59 PM	#27 (permalink)
kay Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Join Date: Oct 2006 Bike: Kawasaki Zephyr750RS, Suzuki GSX-R600, Ducati 999S Location: Crappy Little Island!!! Posts: 3,650	Samurai, I tried that too with "the spirit is strong but the flesh is weak". Guess what I got?! "The vodka is strong but the meat is rotten". Crazy translation! Which is why you need a human translator still. (Yup, used to be a simultaneous interpreter) __________________ *Suzuki GSX-R600* Cherry blossom season is here! Yay!!!!

05-20-2007, 05:06 PM	#21 (permalink)
Samurai Formerly Rice Burner Join Date: Oct 2005 Bike: Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Location: Kanagawa, Japan Posts: 666	wookie, your Japanese seems excellent! Try this one - 夕方　今朝　毎朝 One of my working buddies in the U.S. has these Kanji characters (my calligraphy) tattooed on his left arm. He showed that to his boss when the boss said something he didn't like.

05-21-2007, 01:07 AM	#23 (permalink)
GregR1 ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,308	i'll just sit here... dum de dum... seemingly invisible... la la la la la...

05-21-2007, 03:44 AM	#24 (permalink)
Samurai Formerly Rice Burner Join Date: Oct 2005 Bike: Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Location: Kanagawa, Japan Posts: 666	Hey you guys, have you ever tried to translate from English to another language by a translation tool, then copy and paste the translated text back to English again. Just could not stop laughing.

05-21-2007, 12:58 PM	#25 (permalink)
GregR1 ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,308	i've never tried that. i've had enough moments with just the one translation that if i saw it go back again, i'd lose all hope for mankind. so... got examples?

05-21-2007, 03:56 PM	#26 (permalink)
Samurai Formerly Rice Burner Join Date: Oct 2005 Bike: Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Location: Kanagawa, Japan Posts: 666	Wow! traffic was very heavy - thought it would take forever till my post goes out. Yup, a Google tool did it: it rains cats and dogs ---> 猫および犬を雨が降る ---> The cat and the dog the rain falls Try your own text, that will make you laugh

05-21-2007, 10:09 PM	#29 (permalink)
GregR1 ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,308	mmm, sushi and sashimi. ya know, i was in japan for TWO FREAKIN' MONTHS, but the only words i learned were "yes", "no", "thank you", "good morning", "good evening"... um... "cheers". let's see. "how are you?" ya, i think that's pretty well it. talk about crap! that's what i get for hanging out with my friend who teaches english all day long in his school (6 days a week), speaks english to his japanese wife, speaks english to his kids, etc. the only japanese spoken in that household was the kids to the grandparents, and that was only maybe an hour in the evening during dinner. oy, i gotta get around to learning it on my own.

05-22-2007, 06:05 PM	#32 (permalink)
DR-Z125L Special/Abusive Title Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,364	maybe ur friends wife.....she can..reward you for progress jk

05-22-2007, 07:12 PM	#34 (permalink)
DR-Z125L Special/Abusive Title Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,364	ya but is he a girl? i dont think so

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